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the goal is to pressure pakistan to fight militants more effectively and to stop elements of pakistan's military from backing the taliban in afghanistan. all of this, one more sign of the growing tensions between the u.s. a a pakistan. >>> as all of this debate over spending plays out in washington, in towns across this country, millions of americans just want to find a job. tonight, another stunning number behind the new and rising unemployment figures. it now takes an average of ten months to find a job, the longest ever. millions of americans now have only food stamps to get by, and those benefits kick in once a month at midnight. and it's created a new shopper in this country. the families heading out in darkness to get their food. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> looks like it's ready. >> reporter: we spent more than a month following leslie benson and her family. she was laid off from her job as a corporate health care administrator two years ago. her unemployment has run out. and the state gives her just $97 in food stamps each month to feed her family of three. >> we live for t t
the goal is to pressure pakistan to fight militants more effectively and to stop elements of pakistan's military from backing the taliban in afghanistan. all of this, one more sign of the growing tensions between the u.s. a a pakistan. >>> as all of this debate over spending plays out in washington, in towns across this country, millions of americans just want to find a job. tonight, another stunning number behind the new and rising unemployment figures. it now takes an average of ten...
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don't we need pakistan here? >> exactly. either the government or the military or elements of the intelligence service. people are beginning to say there needs to be investigations and potentially heads to roll and accountability. that's one thing the pakistanis are saying. the united states says the same. it wants an investigation, but it does need pakistan for its war in afghanistan. it depends on pakistan to bring supplies into afghanistan for its troops there. it will depend on pakistan for reconciliation talks between the taliban and the government and really a successful end to that war. a lot of questions to be asked but it's a strategic relationship according to the u.s. >> that it is. thanks so much. she will have much more tomorrow morning with secretary rice, also president obama's national security adviser and pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. tough questions how did authorities in that country did not know. >>> we turn to the crisis in the middle of this nation with major rivers surging and now 4 million people
don't we need pakistan here? >> exactly. either the government or the military or elements of the intelligence service. people are beginning to say there needs to be investigations and potentially heads to roll and accountability. that's one thing the pakistanis are saying. the united states says the same. it wants an investigation, but it does need pakistan for its war in afghanistan. it depends on pakistan to bring supplies into afghanistan for its troops there. it will depend on...
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how could not pakistan know? >> pakistan has hard questions to answer. this isn't a time for bluster from pakistan. this is a time for serious analysis of why this happened. why he was hiding in plain sight for apparently as long as he was. >> so we're joined by christiane tonight. harder and harder to imagine the pakistani government could not have known bin laden was hiding in plain sight, not only in one location, but now we learn of a second. don't we need pakistan here? this is delicate balance in asking them these questions. >> exactly. either the government or the military or elements of the intelligence service. people are beginning to say there needs to be investigations and potentially heads to roll and accountability. that's one thing the pakistanis are saying. the united states says the same. it wants an investigation, but it does need pakistan for its war in afghanistan. it depends on pakistan to bring supplies into afghanistan for its troops there. it will depend on pakistan for reconciliation talks between the taliban and the government an
how could not pakistan know? >> pakistan has hard questions to answer. this isn't a time for bluster from pakistan. this is a time for serious analysis of why this happened. why he was hiding in plain sight for apparently as long as he was. >> so we're joined by christiane tonight. harder and harder to imagine the pakistani government could not have known bin laden was hiding in plain sight, not only in one location, but now we learn of a second. don't we need pakistan here? this is...
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osama bin laden's presence in pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. >> will heads roll? >> heads will roll once the investigation has been completed. now, if those heads are roll on account of incompetence, we will share that information with you. and if, god forbid, somebody's complicity is discovered, there will be zero tolerance for that, as well. >> pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. with our christiane amanpour. >>> and we are learning more about the bin laden tapes released this weekend. seized during the raid on his compound, one week ago. tonight, just how is the white house hoping the world views them? and in particular, members of al qaeda. here's david kerley on that part of the story tonight. >> reporter: these pictures, of the gray-bearded terrorist, watching himself on tv, are a propaganda bonanza. the u.s. is hoping just these few seconds of video shatters a decade 0 myth-making. the u.s. released this picture on purpose? >> this shows the reality. this man is not a fighter. this man is not carrying his - ak-47. >> reporter: charlie allen watched with us, a
osama bin laden's presence in pakistan was not to pakistan's advantage. >> will heads roll? >> heads will roll once the investigation has been completed. now, if those heads are roll on account of incompetence, we will share that information with you. and if, god forbid, somebody's complicity is discovered, there will be zero tolerance for that, as well. >> pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. with our christiane amanpour. >>> and we are learning more about the bin laden...
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that he trained with 350 other would-be suicide bombers at a taliban/al qaeda base near the afghan/pakistan border. in kandahar province, the commander general fully expects his enemy to hit back with a bombing campaign. >> come back june, july, august, september, we're going to be standing here. >> reporter: another tough, bloody spring and summer to come, as the taliban trades its bullets for bombs. mike boettcher, abc news, kunar province, afghanistan. >> our thanks to mike tonight. >>> still ahead on "world news" this sunday evening, an eye-opening headline. tonight, the debate over condoms for kids as young as 11. >>> the made in america team is back this week. can you guess the all-star towns? the all-american factories we were sent to. >>> and later here, why it pays to listen to grandma. tonight, meet joyce. she's going to prove to you why she is definitely leader of the pack. people have all kinds of retirement questions. no problem. td ameritrade has all kinds of answers. call us for quick help opening your new ira. or an in-depth talk with a retirement expert. like me. stop by my
that he trained with 350 other would-be suicide bombers at a taliban/al qaeda base near the afghan/pakistan border. in kandahar province, the commander general fully expects his enemy to hit back with a bombing campaign. >> come back june, july, august, september, we're going to be standing here. >> reporter: another tough, bloody spring and summer to come, as the taliban trades its bullets for bombs. mike boettcher, abc news, kunar province, afghanistan. >> our thanks to mike...